Redbird trains

Redbird is the name given to 1,410 New York City Subway cars of the following types: R26, R28, R29, R33 Main Line (ML), R33 World's Fair (WF), R36 ML, and R36 WF. These cars were painted a deep red to combat graffiti, which had become a major problem in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The deep red color was referred to as Gunn Red or "Broad Street Red" in honor of its originator David L. Gunn, the former SEPTA General Manager who became President of the New York City Transit Authority during this period. Initially entering service in various colors, these cars received the new paint scheme between 1984 and 1989. 16 R17s were also given this paint scheme in 1985/86 (one of which is car 6688, it has been preserved in this paint scheme), but were retired by 1988, well before the name "Redbird" caught on. Today, repurposed Redbird cars compose garbage trains.

These cars were built by two different manufacturers.

The cars provided passenger service on the 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 trains. They were occasionally used on Fan Trips on some B Division services as well.

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